The sheer number of Insurance Agents in Australia shows that it is big business there. Whether car insurance, household, health care, general, travel or life insurance agents in Australia provide coverages to all. The following lists the prominent players in the insurance market of Australia:
- AMP Limited
- AXA
- Allianz
- Insurance Australia Group
- Manufacturers Mutual Insurance
- Promina Group
- Royal Automobile Association
- Royal Automobile Association of Victoria
- Suncorp – Metway.
These are the salient participants in the general or multi market coverage providers but there are also large number of life insurance providers who are dedicated to that single service only. A complete list of the registered life coverage companies follow:
Allianz Australia Life Insurance Limited
American International Assurance Company (Australia) Limited
AMP Life Limited
Asteron Life Limited
BT Life Limited
Challenger Life No 2 Limited
Colonial Mutual Life Assurance Society Limited (The)
Combined Life Insurance Company of Australia Ltd
Commonwealth Insurance Holdings Limited
Cuna Mutual Life Australia Limited
General Reinsurance Life Australia Ltd
GLOBAL Life Reinsurance Company of Australia Pty Limited
Hallmark Life Insurance Company Limited
Hannover Life Re of Australasia Ltd
H C F Life Insurance Company Pty Limited
ING Life Limited
IOOF Life Ltd
Macquarie Life Limited
MBF Life Limited
MetLife Insurance Limited
MLC Lifetime Company Limited
MLC Limited
Munich Reinsurance Company of Australasia Limited
National Australia Financial Management Limited
National Mutual Life Association of Australasia Limited
Norwich Union Life Australia Ltd
Prefsure Life Limited
RGA Reinsurance Company of Australia Limited
St Andrew's Life Insurance Pty Ltd
St George Life Limited
Suncorp Life & Superannuation Limited
Swiss Re Life & Health Australia Limited
Tower Australia Limited
Westpac Life Insurance Services Limited
Zurich Australia Limited
The number of insurance agents in Australia are a clear indication of the “better safe than sorry” attitude of the average Australian.